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Justin Timberlake fangirls over Meryl Streep backstage at the Oscars

Remember when Justin Timberlake pop and locked all over the Oscars, up and down the red carpet, all over the stage, and even in the aisle every time La La Land won an award? Well he also tried to pop and lock all over Meryl Streep. So JT runs into Meryl backstage. And he fangirls her. Because...

Rihanna featured on Future's new single, Selfish

Future released a new album on Friday, HNDRXX. The Ringer calls it the “best Drake Album (that) Future ever made”. HA. That made me laugh. Basically what the writer is saying is that Future is doing Drake better than Drake. Let’s not fight about that today. Instead… let’s be Selfish. My Oscar...

Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar eyerbrows cost him thousands of dollars

Oscar night is a beauty pageant, and not just for the women. The women are just more honest about the process. Sharon-Lee Hamilton is, right now, the preferred eyebrow stylist to the stars. She is based in Sydney. And she was flown to LA for Oscar weekend to make sure celebrity eyebrows were ...

Jordan Peele’s outstanding debut film, Get Out, movie review

Get Out opened with over $33 million this weekend to take top spot at the box office. Written and directed by Jordan Peele, one-half of the comedy duo Key & Peele, Get Out stars Daniel Kaluuya (Sicario) as Chris, a black guy going to meet his white girlfriend’s family for the first time. From the...

February 28, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Our apologies for skipping Shouts yesterday. Shouts are important and we didn’t want them to get buried by all the Oscar coverage. Here they are… in full glory: Chris! Happy Birthday! Happy 50th Birthday! And Happy 15th Anniversary to US! Can’t tell you what it means to know that you’ve been ...

Intro for February 28, 2017

Dear Gossips, Have you seen the photo yet of the reaction from the audience at the Oscars when they realised that the Best Picture announcement got f-cked up? This photo sums up the #Oscars perfectly. http://pic.twitter.com/3WxKaqdomL — LAT Entertainment (@latimesent) February 27, 2017 ...

Justin Timberlake was the overall Oscars Worst in 2017

There is no dress that was as bad as Justin Timberlake last night. No outfit as hideous as his behaviour. No hairstyle as goddamn f-cking heinous as his need not only to make himself the story but to make his story part of everyone else’s story too. And it’s amazing to me, AMAZING, that there...

Charlize Theron is Duana's Worst Dressed at the 2017 Oscars

Want to know a little tidbit I am embarrassed to know? Charlize Theron and I share a birthday. Not the year, but the day. Also David Duchovny, if you really want to know. It’s not exactly why I always think of her as being stalwart and around, but it doesn’t hurt. Charlize Theron has been doi...

Janelle Monae is Duana's Best Dressed at the 2017 Oscars

Janelle Monae is smarter than me. I know. I’m not surprised either. And yet.  I’ve been loving how much Janelle Monae we’ve gotten this awards season, the double-dip of having her in two big showy casts. I love her pattern of speaking, I love her excitement-crossed-with-demure attitude,...

Scarlett Johansson was Lainey's Worst Dressed at the 2017 Oscars

Major disappointment. She’s Scarlett Johansson. I can’t understand how this dress ended up being presented to Scarlett Johansson. I would be embarrassed to bring this over to Scarjo’s. Because this is lazy. Like the dress is actually lazy. The dress does not want to do anything. It doesn’t want t...

Ruth Negga was Lainey's Best Dressed at the 2017 Oscars

Our live red carpet show, etalk at the Oscars, doesn’t start until 3pm PT/6pm ET. So we were really happy that this year, the stars decided to show up early instead rushing through the last hour. Ruth Negga came early. She showed up just after 230pm PT, graciously talked to most media outlets, an...

Emma Stone wins Best Actress at the 2017 Oscars

Hands up if you like Emma Stone – as an actress, not just a cute personality. Keep them up if you think she’s one of the best of her ‘class’. That is, if you think she can hold her own against Michelle Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Anna Kendrick? Yeah, me too. Here’s wher...

Casey Affleck paints brother Ben as a victim of fame at 2017 Oscars

Ben Affleck was very emotional last night when Casey Affleck won the Oscar. He kissed and hugged his little brother. He was teary-eyed in the audience during Casey’s acceptance speech. Ben Affleck gives his brother Casey Affleck a big hug and a kiss for winning Best Actor at the #Oscars! ...

Reese Witherspoon's eventful 2017 Oscars

Reese Witherspoon did not really have a film in the Oscar or awards season conversation this year. Sure, she was hustling for Sing! (which was a lot of fun), but she was not an Academy presenter on Sunday night, nor did she have a film to represent. None of these factors stopped her from hitting ...

Denzel Washington's reaction to 2017 Oscar loss to Casey Affleck

So I know a little bit about acting. Not a lot. One of the things I know, though, is that the term itself can be a little bit of a misnomer. It’s not necessarily about ‘acting’ as in pretending to be sad or joyous or whatever, but about accessing a real feeling that you’ve had and calling back to...

Kate Hudson a staple at the Vanity Fair Oscar party

Kate Hudson is a staple at the Vanity Fair Oscar party – it’s the biggest party night of the year, and even though she hasn’t been nominated since 2001, Kate is not George Clooney. She’s not skipping the party just because she doesn’t have a concrete reason to be there. It’s a big party! That its...

Leonardo DiCaprio presents as past Best Actor at 2017 Oscars

Leonardo DiCaprio returned to the Oscars a year after The Struggle to present Best Actress in his role as immediate-previous Best Actor. As you know, once you win an Oscar, the title is forever attached to your name. We recently interviewed Anna Paquin on The Social and when we introduced her it ...

Viola Davis's speech was charmingly unpolished at 2017 Oscars

I didn’t think the show last night felt long. Don’t get me wrong, it was—but because of last night’s tight races and unpredictability, the time seemed to go by quickly, unlike other years where it’s just an eventuality for a win. That made Viola Davis the exception this year. Right from the s...

Busy Phillips was Michelle Williams' social lubricant at 2017 Oscars

Like it was with Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, Michelle Williams and Busy Phillips were underneath our etalk balcony position for a good amount of time last night ...fascinating. Danielle Graham and I could not get enough of the dynamic. Our balcony is right above the final photo wall before...

Meryl Streep had no chance and she knew it

There were a number of people at the show last night (and one who wasn’t at the show. So much power to you, Natalie Portman), who knew they had absolutely no chance of winning.  None. Sometimes Oscar races are legitimate-ish races, and there’s more and less likely contenders, but this year the li...

Jennifer Aniston's 2017 Oscar leg is a throwback to Angelina's in 2012

Let’s face it, unless she walks the red carpet with Brad Pitt (or Angelina Jolie), any Jennifer Aniston Oscar appearance is going to seem kind of quiet compared to the year the triangle came face-to-face. But I never count Jen out. First, the look. She’s always good to show up in a black dres...

Halle Berry's big hair and same old dress at 2017 Oscars

Most people seem to have a problem with Halle Berry's hair. I like her hair. I like big hair. Red carpet hair is so often so boring, so the same. And there's rarely any volume. So Halle's hair, to me, is way better than whatever it is that Alicia Vikander thought she was doing. Or Dakota Johnson....

Ryan Gosling laughs during Best Picture snafu at 2017 Oscars

It’s hard to remember now, but back in the day, before Hey Girl and then the intense desire to not be Hey Girl, Ryan Gosling kind of sometimes had a sense of humour. An offbeat one for sure, and it didn’t always come out to play, but it was there. He amused himself, sometimes. And us. I saw h...

Brie Larson made Casey Face presenting to Affleck at the 2017 Oscars

Casey Affleck Best Actor over Denzel Washington. Or do you prefer Jezebel's headline "F-cking Creep Wins Oscar"? For the last 13 years, the actor who wins the SAG goes on to win the Oscar. Denzel took the SAG. And Casey broke the trend, killed the streak. Streak breakers, to me, should be spe...

Chrissy Teigen asleep on John Legend's shoulder at the 2017 Oscars

Even though John Legend has been promoting La La Land all season, stories have usually wound up being about Chrissy Teigen. I am far from innocent in this regard – she just makes it so easy. Chrissy Teigen is almost compulsively interesting. But today it was really supposed to be about John, ...

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban close as ever at the 2017 Oscars

I spent a decent amount of time watching Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at the Oscars, how they interact, how they connect to each other. They’re friendly on the red carpet. They talk to people. They’re not there to just keep themselves like some of the others – ahem, Michelle Williams, but we’ll ...

Taraji P Henson and Octavia Spencer represented Hidden Figures at the 2017 Oscars

Good sweet LORD, Taraji P. Henson, you looked like something else last night. The dress and the hair and the sleepy-smoky eye makeup. Obviously she’s fantastic looking and has had other great looks this awards season, but this one, even though it wasn’t the most revealing or creative or whatever,...

Mahershala Ali wins Best Support Actor at the 2017 Oscars

Every year, I watch the Oscars with my friend Liz. Every year, she makes fun of me for getting too emotional. This year, she decided to keep a running tally of how many times I cried. The first tears shed were for Mahershala Ali. I actually let out a dramatic sigh of relief when his name was call...

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Oscars

Hi you! I don’t have to tell you this, but you’re getting pretty popular. People who didn’t know you last year call you ‘Lin’ now. I’m pretty sure your mom charmed everyone so much she’s about to get movie offers. Even your dog is famous: 13/10 dog right here. Proud. https://t.co/hwlq...

Dev Patel was the cutest at the 2017 Oscars

Sorry about the not-very-creative title but there really is no way to say it. Dev Patel was the cutest last night. No, Lainey, Sunny Pawar was the cutest. Sunny was cute but one-dimensionally, like cute little kid cute. Dev, on the other hand, had cute multitudes. He’s super cute when he’s wi...

Ava Duvernay lost at the 2017 Oscars and so did we

Ava Duvernay did not win her first Oscar last night. Her documentary 13th lost to Ezra Edelman’s 6-hour “film” OJ: Made in America. I loved both docs but considering Edelman’s OJ was more of a docu-miniseries that maybe should have won some Emmys instead of an Oscar, I was pulling for Duvernay. 1...

Naomie Harris' great dress at the 2017 Oscars

The other night I told someone how, years ago, I was convinced I hated this show. I yelled at the TV, talked sh*t about it to anyone who would listen. In fact, my roommate would leave the room while I got all worked up about it—which meant I was sitting there watching it alone. Which is how I rea...

Isabelle Huppert did not win at the 2017 Oscars

Meryl Streep is an icon. But Meryl Streep has 20 Oscar nominations and 3 wins. She loses 85% of the time at the Oscars. Which means she’s also used to losing. Isabelle Huppert… I’m not sure Isabelle has that losing percentage. Isabelle just won the Cesar Award on Friday. And, as we’ve been discus...

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons at the 2017 Oscars

Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to be a celebrity, because obviously. But not the ones who say they live in a hotel and haven’t been home in a year and a half, because that’s boring. Sometimes, you take on a kind of grumpy, un-showy role in Hidden Figures because, I assume, you want...

Jeremy Renner brought his daughter to the 2017 Oscars

In case you missed it, Jeremy Renner was at the Oscars, too. I was trying not to bug Lainey during the broadcast, so I did not tweet her photos of Renner all night, but I know that he is her VERY FAVORITE person to show up places. I do so hope she has seen all of the photos of Renner auditioning ...

Leslie Mann in yellow taffeta at the 2017 Oscars

I think I enjoy Leslie Mann more than most people because I enjoyed Funny People more than most people. She’s actually quite an active red carpet dresser because she and Judd Apatow work on so many different projects, and I’ve seen her take risks I really like. To see her in this awful dress ...

Alicia Vikander was boring at the 2017 Oscars

Is it time to stop expecting Alicia Vikander to be one to style-watch? I just can’t remember the last time I was interested. This cap sleeve dress with the neckpiece is fine. It’s fine. You could even argue that as a returning Oscar winner and presenter, it was intended to be just fine. But her O...

Auli’I Cravalho was unfazed at the 2017 Oscars

I was going to tell you that Auli’I Cravalho is a star because of how brightly her face shone when she sang tonight. I was going to tell you she was a star because Lin-Manuel Miranda, who may as well be actually canonized at this point, doesn’t introduce just anybody and then fade away – he could...

Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan are Oscars 2017 worst presenters

I’ve not yet seen Fifty Shades Darker. It was supposed to be a night out with friends and we’d all get drunk and laugh throughout the movie but we couldn’t get our sh-t together and then forgot about it the next week. The movie is making good money at the box office but it’s not doing as well as ...

Felicity Jones is Sarah’s worst dressed at the 2017 Oscars

No one asked me, but Felicity Jones is my worst dressed of the night. I was hating on her dumb dress all night, and in the cold dark of one AM, I can confidently say that I still hate it. It’s a stupid dress and I assume Felicity’s stylist secretly hates her and this dress is revenge for being le...

Hailee Steinfeld is youthful but comfortable with herself at the 2017 Oscars

This wasn’t one of those ‘young’ years at the Oscars. Of course everyone fell in love with Sunny Pawar (and in my head he got to choose the candy that rained down, and we are kindred because Lemonheads and Mike and Ikes!), but he wasn’t subjected to long, probing interviews and endless repetition...

John Cho at the 2017 Oscars after hosting Science Oscars with Leslie Mann

Before presenting at the Oscars on Sunday, John Cho was at the UTA rally. Did you hear about this? UTA throws an Oscar party every year. And it’s one of the best parties to go to for gossip. The misbehaving Batman has been known to accumulate some of his secrets there. This year, however, instead...

Viggo Mortensen in a black or blue tux at the 2017 Oscars

Among the Best Actor nominees was the surprise inclusion of real-life Ghostbuster villain Viggo Mortensen, for Captain Fantastic. I didn’t care for the movie and if the Academy was going to use this nonsense year to pull out a little-seen performance from an offbeat movie, I wish they’d gone for ...

Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 2017 Oscars

The rules have changed. Throw out the playbook. The Oscars will never be the same ever again. So it’s fitting that Jimmy Kimmel was the host. Because what do we say about the Oscar hosts every year? “Ugh, they were boring.” “God, where did they even go? I forgot they were the host at all!” “U...

The Award for Best Picture mix up at the 2017 Oscars

Duana: We were done, you know. We were watching the show, of course, but Emma Stone’s win was obvious, and I don’t even think Lainey came all the way out of the bathroom for Damian Chazelle as Best Director, and then of course La La Land won Best Picture, like obviously, and then all of a sudde...

Intro for February 27, 2017

Dear Gossips, So… remember in the weeks leading up to the Oscars we kept talking about how this was the tightest race in years, across several major categories? Well, it happened in the most unexpected f-cking way. And yes, of course, we will get to the Best Picture clusterf-ck, of course we ...

Smutty Tingles for February 24, 2017

Did you know John Cho is presenting at the Oscars? This is good news for all of us. Here he is last night at the Oscar Wilde Awards. And one quick note before we break until Sunday, the Spirit Awards are tomorrow so I’ll be posting photos in the LifeStyle section of the site. Sunday night, Du...

George and Amal Clooney at Cesar Awards in first photos since announcing pregnancy

Amal and George Clooney in Paris tonight at the Cesar Awards. This is their first red carpet since it was confirmed that they’re expecting their children. As reported earlier this week, George confirmed that Amal is indeed pregnant and, yes, it’s twins: “How can we not be anxious about this i...

The cast of The Voice covers Waterfalls by TLC

Today is the day of liking things I wish I hated. This morning, I wrote about how I love Slide, in spite of my extreme distain for Calvin Harris. When Emily sent over a video of The Voice coaches singing Waterfalls, one of my all-time favourite songs and TLC’s signature track, I was skeptical. Th...

Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus photographed unpacking groceries in New York

Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus. Last time I posted about them was back in December – they were in Paris for his book launch. With a lot of other friends. But…as I said then… come on now. How long are they going to keep pretending this isn’t a thing? Just to recap (not that you needed one), in...

The No-Podcast Would-Be Episode of Show Your Work

So, as we mentioned in the last episode of Show Your Work, we won’t have a new episode this week, because Lainey and I are in LA this weekend when we would usually record the podcast, and Jacek is back in Toronto and won’t be there to remind me not to bang my hands on the table for emphasis. ...

Smutty Social Media, February 24, 2017

A Mad Men reunion for Matthew Weiner’s new Taschen book.   My girls!! And one Matt Weiner! @taschen Mad Men book party! 💋 A post shared by January Jones (@januaryjones) on Feb 23, 2017 at 9:15pm PST Fantastic Victoria Beckham dress on Man...

Buzzfeed reminds us that Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared in Britney Spears's documentary, For The Record

On the last Show Your Work podcast, Lainey was matter-of-fact, if not ungentle, when she informed me that Justin Timberlake’s Can’t Stop The Feeling from Trolls is more likely to win the Best Song Oscar than How Far I’ll Go from Moana. I’d have to go back and listen to the produced version of the...

Ruth Negga honoured at Oscar Wilde Awards ahead of the Oscars

Here’s Ruth Negga last night being honoured with the Oscar Wilde Award hosted by JJ Abrams and his production company Bad Robot in Santa Monica last night. As you know, she’s also nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Loving. So, again, I ask the BAFTAs – how is she just ...

Lauren Graham to star in FOX pilot, Linda From HR

Well, if only it were always this easy. Yesterday I wrote about Mae Whitman's new pilot and wondered whether or not there would be any conflict with her project with Lauren Graham, The Royal We. It was as if I asked the internet itself to smile on me, because no sooner had I published the Mae...

Beyoncé backs out of Coachella performance and Celine Dion weighs in on the twins

Busy day in Beyoncé yesterday. First, it was confirmed, officially, that she will not be performing at Coachella in April. Which… doesn’t really need an explanation. But she provided one anyway:  Following the advice of her doctors to keep a less rigorous schedule in the coming months, Beyonc...

Calvin Harris releases new single, Slide, featuring Frank Ocean and Migos

When Frank Ocean gave us a visual album, a music video, a new album and a magazine all in one weekend last year, I was worried we wouldn’t hear from him again for a decade. We didn’t have to wait a decade. Last night, Calvin Harris aka Taylor Swift’s ex, aka the dude who changed his name so it so...

Jake Gyllenhaal's Sunday In The Park With George opens on Broadway to outstanding reviews

It was opening night on Broadway on Thursday for the revival of Sunday In The Park With George starring Annaleigh Ashford and Jake Gyllenhaal, directed by Sarna Lapine. Annaleigh is already a Tony Award winner from two years ago so she has the credentials. But how about Jake? Every review I’v...

Intro for February 24, 2017

Dear Gossips, It’s Oscar weekend! Are you ready? Our Annual Contest is open until tomorrow – click here if you haven’t yet submitted your ballot. In addition to the suspense of the actual awards, Sunday starts, as always, on the red carpet with the dress porn. Who will wear what? That too...

Smutty Social Media, February 23, 2017

Alan Alda is everyone’s dad doing a cartwheel and it’s so cute! Join in. Video of you trying something. Doesn't have to be a cartwheel, and you can be a geezer at any age. Don't get hurt. #GeezerGusto http://pic.twitter.com/pkouc1rkTs — Alan Alda (@alanalda) February 13, 2017 Minka Kelly...

Mae Whitman cast in new pilot, Good Girls

Around the LaineyGossip offices (read: email threads) I am the go-to for Mae Whitman stuff. This was mostly a holdover from falling in love with her on Parenthood, combined with the knowledge that she and Lauren Graham had kind of adopted each other (more on this later). I am the official love-ha...

Smutty Tingles for February 23, 2017

I don't hate this look at all?! (Dlisted)  How many La La Land screenings do you think Emma Stone has been to at this point? (Just Jared)  Keanu Reeves is younger than George Clooney though (Cele|bitchy)  It's been 10 years since The OC. Does it feel longer? (TooFab)   Back in my ...

Nick Cannon’s newborn son is named Golden

This is why. Why care about the names celebrities choose for their children? This is why. This name, Golden Cannon, tells you so much about who these people are and what they’re about. It’s so amazing. Not just because it’s an adjective, not just because it is an inescapable euphemism tha...

Anne Hathaway arrives in LA with her dog ahead of the Oscars

At the beginning of the year, Anne Hathaway told her followers that she was taking an indefinite break from Instagram and Facebook.   Hey all, Happy New Year! Let's keep it positive, people. I am grateful to 2016 for the birth of my son and all that has meant, for t...

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen to co-chair this year's Met Gala

Hot on the heels of Karlie Kloss’s Memoirs of a Geisha rip off, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen will co-chair the Met Gala this year and… well… I’ll leave it to a renowned fashion journalist to sum it up: Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady now co-hosting Met Gala for Rei Kawakubo show. I just lo...

First look at Charlize Theron's Atomic Blonde ahead of the Oscars

Charlize Theron was pretty quiet in 2016. The Huntsman: Winter’s War didn’t do much at the beginning of the year. She was in Cannes for Sean Penn’s film The Last Face, which bombed at the festival. And I don’t remember her doing a lot of heavy promoting for Kubo And The Two Strings, which is nomi...

Alien: Covenant's elaborate viral marketing with new "prologue film"

Following the first trailer in December, Alien: Covenant has now released a “prologue film” that’s nearly five minutes long and introduces the crew of the Covenant, particularly Katherine Waterston as Daniels. I really love the look of this, especially how Michael Fassbender is kept outside the f...

Tom Hiddleston front frow for Gucci show during Fashion Week in Milan

For the last couple of years, there’s been no label hotter than Gucci. Gucci was in Formation to begin 2016. And Beyoncé and the Blue Ivy Carter were seen in Gucci several times through the year. The best red carpet dress this year so far has arguably been the green parrot Gucci Nicole Kidman wor...

February 23, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Congratulations to Edge Imaging on their Pink Pancake Breakfast in support Pink Shirt Day and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton and Burlington (BBBSHB). Pink Shirt Day helps bring awareness and empowers children in our community through wonderful local programs such as BBBSHB. Click here to su...

Intro for February 23, 2017

Dear Gossips, Jimmy Kimmel, host of this year’s Oscars, has been giving interviews all over the place ahead of the show on Sunday. He says pretty much the same thing from outlet to outlet. Except he gave us a heads up in Vanity Fair: “The thing about the schedule is, the Oscars take as lo...

Smutty Social Media, February 22, 2017

A story about going out, in three parts. I LOVE @ABCKitchen ITS MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT I LOVE THE COOKS AND STAFF EVERYONE IS SO NICE! I LOVE THE LIME BASIL DAQUIRI!! — Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) February 22, 2017 I'm drunk and I want to have sex right now!! Dammit !! — Leslie...

Celine Dion promotes The Celine Dion Collection in Vegas with feeling

Celine Dion was in Vegas yesterday to promote The Celine Dion Collection – bags and accessories … WITH FEELING. As you can see, she was wearing her feelings. And, primarily, the one feeling she’s taken ownership of: LOVE. Her heart will go on. On her jacket. But this is a great outfit, no...

Jay Z will be first rapper inducted into Songwriter's Hall of Fame

It was announced this morning that Shawn “Jay Z” Carter will be the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Songwriters are only eligible after 20 years in the industry so since his iconic debut Reasonable Doubt dropped in 1996, Jay’s first year of eligibility was last year...

Amy Adams out in LA with her family ahead of the Oscars

Amy Adams will be at the Oscars on Sunday – as a presenter and not a nominee. She was considered one of the major “snubs” of the year. Because Arrival has been nominated for Best Picture. And Denis Villeneuve is nominated for Best Director. And if you’ve seen Arrival, you know the film doesn’t ho...

Matt Damon in The Great Wall movie review

IGN reported yesterday that The Great Wall is Matt Damon’s “worst wide release box office opening weekend since 2011” but that the film is “one of his better performing films worldwide”. This is the craziest movie I have seen since Jupiter Ascending, which is saying something because that mov...

Smutty Tingles for February 22, 2017

Duana probably loves the name “Dauphinoise” (Dlisted)  Gwen Stefani loves Blake Shelton so much (Just Jared)  Earnest Tom Hiddleston (Cele|bitchy)  Seth Meyers mocks “Oscar bait” (TooFab)  Apparently there’s a Part 2 of the sex tape? (The Superficial)  Milo Ventimiglia’s brok...

Ryan Gosling out in Los Feliz ahead of the Oscars

Ryan Gosling stepped out for lunch yesterday in Los Feliz. On Sunday, as you know, he’ll be at the Oscars, as a nominee for Best Actor for his performance in La La Land. He won’t win. Unless he’s a spoiler? Unless Denzel Washington and Casey Affleck split the votes and he comes through the middle...

Katy Perry's "purposeful pop" with new single Chained To The Rhythm

No, that's not a Bieber reference. If you haven't heard, Katy Perry has coined the term "purposeful pop" in reference to her new song Chained to the Rhythm. The music video was released yesterday. I'll get to the video. First, let's unpack why Katy thinks this song is so full of purpose. The ...

Charlie Hunnam discusses King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword on Facebook Live for Entertainment Weekly

A new trailer for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword was released earlier this week. We’ll get back to that in a minute. To start building anticipation for the movie, which has been delayed several times, Charlie Hunnam joined Entertainment Weekly on Facebook Live to talk abo...

Demi Moore to guest star on Empire as a "nurse with a mysterious past"

When I heard Demi Moore is going to guest star on Empire (a show I dip in and out of), my first thought was that this is a cast that does not shy away from women over 40. Of course there’s Cookie (Taraji P. Henson), a character that continues to bring the show heat. Guest stars like Courtney Love...

Intro for February 22, 2017

Dear Gossips, How’s your Oscar ballot coming along? We posted the contest page with the prize pack details earlier this week. Click here if you missed it. If you haven’t submitted yet, I don’t blame you. As you know, there are several tight races this year, in some of the biggest categories. ...

Smutty Tingles for February 21, 2017

Katy Perry's new video is the same colour scheme as all of her videos, just me? (Dlisted) Nicole Kidman hangs out with Mickey (Just Jared)  Star Magazine says Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss broke up. Which probably means they are closer than ever.  (Cele|bitchy)   JLO: Harry Styles > N...

Idris Elba and Kate Winslet kiss on the set of The Mountain Between Us

This is not going to be a long post. There's really not that much to say. Other than... Idris Elba and Kate Winslet were on the set of The Mountain Between Us in Vancouver today and the script called for a kiss. So they're kissing. And if I were an actor and they sent me a script like this an...

Smutty Social Media, February 21, 2017

Everyone is getting all gooey over Drake wishing Rihanna a Happy Birthday, but I’m over it. I have something else in mind -- can you imagine how gossipy Future and Rihanna would be? He’s friends with Drake, she is not friends with his ex, Ciara. This week, Future posted a “heart emoji Forever” on...

First cast photo released for Han Solo spin-off featuring Donald Glover and Alden Ehrenreich

The Han Solo spin-off does not yet have a title, so for now I’m calling it Han Solo & Friends. The just-released first cast photo shows off Han (Alden Ehrenreich), Lando (Donald Glover), Chewbacca (now played by Joonas Suotamo), and Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, and Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Brid...

Emma Watson sings in new Beauty and the Beast "Belle" clip and we weigh in

You know what everyone has an opinion on, even if they aren’t qualified to have an opinion on it? Singing. I sing good (to no one but myself). And I have all kinds of opinions on who can sing and who can’t sing. I know you do too. We all do. Apparently because we have ears. For those of u...

Angelina Jolie on family and life post-divorce in Good Morning America interview

Angelina’s first interview since World War Brange was with the BBC on the weekend from Cambodia where she screened First They Killed My Father. I posted about that yesterday. Today she gave an exclusive US interview to Good Morning America. This is noteworthy because, as you recall, she had a goo...

Sasha’s Lost & Found

The moment has come to pimp out my own sh-t, so if you don't mind it's time for, as Lainey calls it, a shameless plug. First, let me take you back a hot second. I took a time-out from the site a while back because I was dealing with some health sh-t and while I don't want to sound too over-dr...

George Clooney discusses the twins ahead of Cesar Awards

George Clooney will be in France on Friday for the Cesar Awards (the French equivalent of the Oscars) where he will be presented an Honourary Cesar for his “dazzling talent as an actor, director, scriptwriter and producer — and above all, his artistic and spiritual generosity”. Ahead of the event...

Intro for February 21, 2017

Dear Gossips, Logan, Hugh Jackman’s final flight as Wolverine, opens on March 3. Sarah’s been tracking it since the first trailer came out and is cautiously optimistic. So far, the reviews have been pretty solid. Logan is currently holds a 95% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a favourable ...

Smutty Tingles for February 20, 2017

Does Zen go with Bowie and Cy? Duana has yet to weigh in (Dlisted) What Beyoncé told Joan Smalls (Just Jared) Tom Hiddleston didn’t embarrass himself on Graham Norton (Cele|bitchy) Oprah holds her own umbrella in a new trailer (TooFab) Margot Robbie in Tonya Harding jeans (TMZ) ...

Show Your Work: The capital of Adele, female directors, Donald Glover, and (ugh) Justin Timberlake

The theme of this week’s Show Your Work podcast is Capital: how do you build it, how do you spend it when you have it, and who isn’t spending it effectively? We begin with Adele who won her second Album of the Year award at the Grammys last week and, just as she did on tour, made it clear to ...

Angelina Jolie in Cambodia with the kids and answers BBC interview question about the divorce

Angelina Jolie was in Cambodia this week to present First They Killed My Father. As mentioned last week, King Norodom Sihamoni attended the event and met with Angelina and all 6 of her children. Maddox spoke at the screening. And then he introduced his “little sister” Shiloh who said a few words ...

Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Blue Ivy in New Orleans at the NBA All-Star Game

The Carters were in New Orleans this weekend to support Solange at a Saint Heron event… Beyoncé, Jay Z & Solange at the @SaintHeron event in New Orleans tonight. http://pic.twitter.com/AJcTPGyIVv — BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) February 19, 2017 And to hang out with the family. Click here...

Smutty Social Media, February 20, 2017

I just watched Lindsay Lohan on The View and she actually seemed much better than she has in years, in terms of clarity and talking points. But what’s getting headlines? A social media post about starring in The Little Mermaid, which is not happening for her right now. That’s not to say she can’t...

The Annual Red Carpet Contest 2017!

Have you done your homework? We are 6 days away. And it’s the tightest race we’ve seen in years across several categories. As is a LaineyGossip tradition, our 2017 Red Carpet contest winner will receive a Saint Laurent bag (valued at $2000CAD) courtesy LaineyGossip.com. As mentioned the other ...

Fist Fight review starring Charlie Day and Ice Cube

Few actors stage a freak out as well as Charlie Day. He is, of course, the man behind the Pepe Silvia freak out—one of pop culture’s seminal breakdowns—and fans of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia know that Day can go big and he can get quiet, but either way his freak outs are peerless. He’s a c...

Intro for February 20, 2017

Dear Gossips, Ten years ago back in 2007, Eddie Murphy was the presumed frontrunner to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in Dreamgirls. During the Oscar voting period, however, he was promoting a movie called Norbit, wearing a fat suit. The Norbit posters were everywhere. And t...

Smutty Tingles for February 17, 2017

Marc Anthony and Leonardo DiCaprio have the same age targets (Dlisted) Another Ed Sheeran song that does nothing for me (Just Jared) Tom Hiddleston’s school nickname (Cele|bitchy) When you’re a guest at the current White House, apparently you have to eat meatloaf (TooFab) How Drak...

Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka at the Clippers game

Mimi doesn’t live on the sidelines, obviously. Mimi exists in the spotlight. This is what happens when Mimi is made to sit on the sidelines… Tits. Or as Michael K from Dlisted calls them – Titty Balls. Titty Balls at the basketball game. Here’s Mimi, with her tits, last night at the C...

Robert Pattinson and FKA twigs at The Lost City Of Z premiere in London

FKA twigs joined Robert Pattinson in London last night at the premiere of The Lost City Of Z. And while he gave us high fashion in Berlin the other day, he chose to dress more conservatively this time, so as to not clash with her style. She’s in a Givenchy jumpsuit. I love this jumpsuit. I love t...

Smutty Social Media, February 17, 2017

Seth Rogen has been direct messaging Donald Trump Jr. Sliding in to your DMs like: http://pic.twitter.com/zsUT4e2CnG — Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) February 16, 2017 Look at that luxurious bedding. Choupette probably has the sheets changed daily.   #HappyNationa...

Revisiting Jennifer Garner's Vanity Fair interview after Ben Affleck split a year later

It’s been exactly a year since Jennifer Garner covered Vanity Fair and gave the magazine one of the best celebrity magazine interviews of 2016, if not THE best celebrity magazine interview of 2016. One of the best celebrity magazine interviews in years. I just re-read it. And since it’s Friday, a...

'Didn’t offer a ride' blind riddle

Here’s a scenario to consider: Let’s say you’re dating a guy and you’re super into each other, and you’ve been staying with him, and he’s really serious about you, the most serious he’s been about anyone. He lives in the same complex with someone he’s very close to. And the person he’s close ...

Idris Elba on the set of 'The Mountain Between Us' with a dog

Jacek and I have had three dogs since we’ve been together. Our first dog, Marcus, aka Prick Face, left us September 17, 2015. He came back to us in the form of an orchid ten days later which I know sounds crazy but you take what you can in moments of grief. I never thought I’d be a dog person...

The LEGO Batman Movie review starring Will Arnett

Matt Damon will try to be the white savior in The Great Wall this weekend but he’s going to get beat by LEGO Batman. So if you haven’t seen it yet… The LEGO Batman Movie gets you laughing right from the start, with Batman (Will Arnett at his gravelliest) expounding on how all good movies star...

Beyoncé posts Instagram flipping two middle fingers

Beyoncé has released more photos from Grammy night taken at Solange’s after-party. She’s in a white dress this time, caped. And, of course, OBVIOUSLY, the only one wearing white. Solange and Kelly Rowland wore red. Michelle Williams wore black. Destiny’s Child 2017.   ...

February 17, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Dominique! Happy Birthday from Alison who requested Ryan Gosling, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and puppies just for you! PS. What’s this I hear about your shoes? 

Intro for February 17, 2017

Dear Gossips, Last night Kathleen and I went to see The Bodyguard Musical. It’s playing in Toronto at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. We had no idea going in that the show would feature more than just the songs from The Bodyguard movie. We had no idea going in that the show would actually include so ...

Smutty Tingles for February 16, 2017

Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa are still crusty at each other (Dlisted)  Kaia Gerber for Marc Jacobs (Just Jared)  Allison Williams, the latest celebrity to be all like, I eat doughnuts and cake! (Cele|bitchy) Nope. Doesn’t do it for me. Never has. (TooFab)  Nina Agdal covers Maxim ...

Divisive Nicole Kidman covers The Edit to promote Big Little Lies

Nicole Kidman covers The EDIT to promote Big Little Lies. Duana and I discussed Big Little Lies on this week’s Show Your Work podcast. The premiere is on Sunday and as I have already mentioned, I am OBSESSED with it. Having read the book when it came out, maybe I’m a little biased. Maybe it’s bec...

Smutty Social Media, February 16, 2017

Nah, I disagree with Whoopi that the fashion world is being “mean” to Tiffany. Because she used her name to get the seat – and if that’s the case, she doesn’t get to ignore her name when she sits down. She can buy and wear whatever she wants, but a front row seat at a fashion show is business. ...

The cast of Love Actually reunite for sequel called Red Nose Day Actually for telethon

It was announced yesterday that Love Actually is getting a sequel. Sort of. It’ll be a 10 minute segment short airing called Red Nose Day Actually airing in December as part of the telethon. Several cast members were seen on set today in London including Liam Neeson and Thomas Brodie-Sangster wit...

Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell in first trailer for The House

As much as I like Will Ferrell, I can probably live without another “Will Ferrell plays a man-baby” movie. I prefer the high-concept Ferrell of Zoolander, Stranger Than Fiction, and Talladega Nights to the broad-appeal Ferrell of crap like Daddy’s Home and Kicking & Screaming. So when you tell me...

Jessica Biel front row at Ralph Lauren at NYFW

Jessica Biel was front row at the Ralph Lauren show at NYFW yesterday. This dress looks great on her. I wish she’d grow out that fringe. Jessica’s relationship with the brand is not new. She wore RL to the MET Gala a few years ago: That was back in 2010, the same year she covered Vogue ...

Amandla Stenberg in gut-wrenching first trailer for Everything, Everything

Tuesday was Valentine’s Day. Tuesday was also the day I wrote about the announcement that Rachel Lindsay will be the first black Bachelorette. I stressed the importance of seeing black love on screen and how we’re starving for more black leads in romantic comedies. This morning, Duana sent Lainey...

Constance Wu confirmed to star in Crazy Rich Asians

What else was the title for this post going to be? If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you know I’m a big fan of Kevin Kwan’s book Crazy Rich Asians and the follow-up China Rich Girlfriend. Last year I wondered why even though Crazy Rich Asians came out in 2013 and was acquired for f...

Mel Gibson in talks to direct Suicide Squad 2

Long headline in place solely to f*ck up Warner Brothers’ SEO. Because Warner Brothers would rather talk to MEL GIBSON than a woman. Courtesy Deadline, we found out yesterday that Warners is talking to Gibson about directing Suicide Squad 2. Apparently whoever had this terrible f*cking idea—did a...

Intro for February 16, 2017

Dear Gossips, Like Sarah, I love John Wick. I love the mystique. Who doesn’t want to be talked about the way people talk about John Wick? I haven’t seen John Wick: Chapter 2 yet (read Sarah’s review here) and it’s been a while since I watched the first movie so that’s what I did this week. I ...

Smutty Tingles for February 15, 2017

I had the same question about Alanis’s jewellery (Dlisted)  Carlos Santana got Lemonaded (Just Jared)  I’d say it was an improvement over the previous name (Cele|bitchy)  Crossroads – the movie you don’t want to admit to loving – is 15! (TooFab)  Hilary Duff’s conscious uncouplin...

Charlie Hunnam is sexier than ever in a black suit at Lost City of Z Berlin premire

Charlie Hunnam wore a blue suit yesterday at the Berlinale Lost City Of Z photo call. Later on, for the gala, it was a black suit, similarly cut. Super slim, that is. We don’t see Charlie in suits very often and in the past, here’s how he wore them: That was 2014. Not too long ago. And w...

High Fashion Robert Pattinson in a turtleneck at Berlin premiere of The Lost City of Z

Turns out yesterday afternoon’s cropped zipper turtleneck on Robert Pattinson was just an appetizer. This is what he wore to the gala premiere of The Lost City Of Z at the Berlinale. So… As I said in the previous post about Robert’s current style flavour, I appreciate that he’s trying. Men on...

Michael Fassbender promotes Assassin's Creed in Tokyo

Michael Fassbender is in Tokyo today promoting Assassin’s Creed. The movie didn’t make much of an impact in North America but made back all of its money and more internationally. So, as a producer, he needs to keep pushing it in foreign markets, especially if he wants to get the sequels made. ...

Tom Hardy teases Valentine's Day bedtime story on CBeebies

Back in January I posted about Tom Hardy reading a bedtime story on the BBC’s CBeebies. Tom’s dog, Woody, was with him, and very well behaved. And Woody returned to CBeebies last night, with Tom of course, for a Valentine’s bedtime story that… well… I’m not sure was meant for the kids. I mean...

Smutty Social Media, February 15, 2017

As Lainey pointed out yesterday, Tom Hiddleston is kind of sad. On Twitter, “Tom Hiddleston Bolognese” has become a thing, thanks to the writer of the story (Taffy Brodesser-Akner) posting the recipe. And he hasn’t been retweeting or liking any of the photos people are putting up. Even though we ...

Selena Gomez and The Weeknd celebrate Valentine's Day early on a yacht as Justin Bieber releases new video saying he doesn't have a valentine

Selena Gomez was in New York yesterday for Fashion Week. She’s an ambassador for Coach so she sat front row beside Anna Wintour. Which is why she and The Weeknd apparently celebrated Valentine’s Day early, on a yacht in LA on the weekend. There was kissing and cuddling on deck. A private chef pre...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stayed in for Valentine's Day at Kensington Palace

Were you dying to know what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did for Valentine’s Day? According to US Weekly they were together in London and stayed in.  “Harry and Meghan are together at Kensington Palace,” an insider tells Us of their February 14 plans. “Tonight, she and Harry are staying in ...

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk have Valentine's Day picnic on the beach

Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper were papped in Venice Beach yesterday with a picnic basket, perhaps enjoying their last Valentine’s Day before becoming parents. They’ve yet to make an official statement on the pregnancy and the engagement but, well, one of those two is pretty obvious. These are th...

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Karlie Kloss apologises for racially insensitive geisha photo shoot for Vogue's diversity issue

The current issue of Vogue is, allegedly, all about diversity. The cover features seven models from different backgrounds meant to celebrate cultural diversity and body diversity. One of those models is Liu Wen, who CNN says is the first Chinese model to appear on the cover of American Vogue. Tha...

Marvel releases clip from Team Thor: Pt. 2, Where Are They Now?

As part of the home video release of Doctor Strange, Marvel released a clip from Team Thor: Pt. 2, Where Are They Now?, which is the continuing adventures of Thor and his Australian roommate, Darryl. We first met Darryl in Team Thor, Taika Waititi’s shot-on-a-lark mockumentary explaining Thor’s a...

Intro for February 15, 2017

Dear Gossips, On the latest episode of our Show Your Work podcast, Duana and I, pegging off Vulture’s recent series about rom-coms, talked about the romantic comedies we miss and the ones we look forward to watching. Yesterday, pegged to Valentine’s Day, Vox listed “7 reasons Hollywood doesn’...

Smutty Tingles for February 14, 2017

Is Britney sending this to Katy Perry? (Dlisted) Kate Hudson wants you to see her dance body (Just Jared)  Hey look! It’s “Joe” Trudeau! (Cele|bitchy)  “It was a weak year” – hahahahaha (TooFab)  I wonder if Tori Spelling would have rather taken the cash (Celeb Dirty Laundry)  ...

Celine Dion presents Grammy award to Adele with love

WHAT ELSE WOULD SHE PRESENT WITH??? I’m sorry I couldn’t get to this yesterday. I was too consumed with Beyonce. But today is the day of (commercialised) love. And Celine Dion is the angel of all the love, commercial and otherwise. So it seemed fitting to wait until today to post about Celine...

Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange in first trailer for Feud

In this world, where everything is terrible nonsense, you have to live for the small victories and snatch joy wherever you can. John Wick got me through the beginning of the year, and now Feud is getting me through the next couple months. It premieres on March 5, and I am already living for this ...

Angelina Jolie reportedly looking to hire a publicist

Page Six reported last night that Angelina Jolie has quietly been making calls to top Hollywood publicists to add to her team. Since her shock divorce filing in September, Jolie’s circle of advisers has not included a traditional celebrity p.r. rep. Instead Jolie retained Washington, DC, cris...

Smutty Social Media, February 14, 2017

Is it time to go on a totally unscientific social media deep dive to investigate if Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are still together? Let’s start with the basics: yes they still follow one another on Instagram.   ❤ ✨So much love for you guys on this mushy day! You ke...

Sad Tom Hiddleston is here for Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day can be an oppressive (fake) holiday. What if there is no romance in your life? For two weeks everyone’s vomiting hearts. And on the day of, people all around you are getting ready to release seminal fluids into each other while you try half-heartedly to be excited about going home...

Rachel Lindsay cast as first black Bachelorette lead

33 seasons ago, The Bachelor franchise started its journey. The journey has been full of roses, helicopter rides, sequined dresses, all of the douchebags in America, itty bitty bikinis and gaudy Neil Lane diamonds. At times, the journey has been tearful and heartbreaking, always hilarious and cri...

Rachel Lindsay cast as first black Bachelorette contestant

33 seasons ago, The Bachelor franchise started its journey. The journey has been full of roses, helicopter rides, sequined dresses, all of the douchebags in America, itty bitty bikinis and gaudy Neil Lane diamonds. At times, the journey has been tearful and heartbreaking, always hilarious and cri...

Charlie Hunnam with Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller in Berlin for The Lost City of Z

I couldn’t figure out what to post for Valentine’s Day. And then … New pictures of Charlie Hunnam, with Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson at the Berlinale to promote The Lost City Of Z. If you’ve been reading this site for some time, you know I generally don’t love Charlie on a red carpe...

Chris Evans's second Twitter round with former KKK leader, David Duke

Last week the human embodiment of spoiled milk, David Duke, attempted to take down Chris Evans on Twitter and got his ass electrically handed to him because Evans is a decent guy and David Duke just a pile of talking garbage. Well, they’re back at it. Or rather, Duke is back at it because it’s no...

Justin Bieber shades The Weeknd in new video posted to social media

According to TMZ Selena Gomez and The Weeknd were supposed to go to the Grammys together and Abel had even asked that she be seated next to him. That didn’t happen, which I find interesting, because TMZ is not Radar Online or IN TOUCH Weekly. They’re usually pretty locked in. But also, remember, ...

Intro for February 14, 2017

Dear Gossips, Ratings for the Grammys this year improved over last year and the year before. Social media ratings, increasingly important to measure reach, also went up over last year and the year before. These were the Grammys where Beyoncé had the most nominations. Who, then, do you think g...

Smutty Social Media, February 13, 2017

When your twin is also having a fire year. (I really like Riz even though I couldn’t get through The Night Of.) Met my 🇬🇧 twin last night #WeGetTheJobDone http://pic.twitter.com/TbgO4sDeLc — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) January 14, 2017 Nicki praises Adele for starting over. ...

Show Your Work podcast: Big Little Reese, Rom-coms, and Rob Lowe

Duana and I have been waiting almost a month to talk about Big Little Lies. The embargo was recently lifted. The show premieres on HBO and HBO Canada this coming Sunday. And we are OBSESSED. Normally, when it comes to television, it’s always Duana recommending and me ignoring. And then, after som...

Emma’s best outfit of the season at the BAFTAs

Emma Stone’s award season choices so far have been…kinda…same-same, right? Similar silhouettes, not that much edge? Duana always says I have an award season fashion theory. It’s a theory with two parts. First that they bank their best dresses for the biggest most high profile shows, with the bigg...

Bruno Mars headlines Prince tribute at the Grammy Awards

If there was an award for the Best Artist at Awards Shows, that honour would go to Bruno Mars. Beyoncé and Adele don’t qualify because they don’t grace us with their presence enough. Bruno is an award show staple and, consistently, he delivers. He slayed the American Music Awards in November ...

Rihanna stays parked in her seat with her flask at the Grammy Awards

Rihanna went 0 for 8 last night at the Grammys. 0 for 8 for Anti, the best, most critically acclaimed album of her career. Probably the biggest surprise is that 21 Pilots’s Stressed Out beat out Work. Because for those who argue that the Grammys are based on sales (a weak rationale that doesn’t h...

TryHard Tom Hiddleston at the BAFTAs with Noomi Rapace

Last week we all read Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s amazing profile of Tom Hiddleston. In it, T-Hidds is the most! Excited! Person! And he just! Can’t! Stop! Sharing!!! Lainey assessed Hiddles’ Try as not the “uncool cool” of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Lady Gaga, but as the uncool-uncool of, well, a TryHar...

Smutty Tingles for February 13, 2017

Have you seen this dress 800 times on Britney? (Dlisted)  Lady Gaga partied with her boyfriend after the Grammys (Just Jared)  Did not love Chrissy Teigen’s Grammy dress (Cele|bitchy)  The artwork for this single kills me (TooFab)  Ed Sheeran couldn’t get into the party (TMZ)  ...

Blue Ivy Carter saved the Grammys and Carpool Karaoke

We weren’t going to give Blue her own post. Lainey and I discussed just mentioning Blue’s wonderfulness in a post about Beyoncé. That would not have been enough. Blue Ivy Carter showed up last in her finest form, ready to entertain the world and save a fake car full of grown-ass adults who sing f...

We needed more Solange at the Grammy Awards

My second biggest disappointment of the night was how little we got to see of Miss Tina’s youngest daughter, Solange Knowles. Solange’s A Seat at the Table was one of my favourite albums of 2016. Solange had an incredible year. Last night, she won her first Grammy for Best R&B Performance for Cra...

Beyoncé knew she was not going to win Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards

She knew. Last week I wrote about how the Recording Academy had to discuss during a meeting whether or not Beyoncé was “gaming the system”.  They claim it was a short conversation but the signs were there – they didn’t appreciate that Beyoncé delivered a complete album that crossed several mu...

Beyoncé finally tells us what Lemonade means to her in acceptance speech for Best Urban Contemporary Album at 2017 Grammy Awards

There is a lot I would say to Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter if I ever got the chance. I would tell her that she is the single greatest artist of my generation and that it has been one of my life’s pleasures just to be her fan. I would tell her that her words have meant everything to me and how m...

Jennifer Lopez "gushes" over Drake during Grammy red carpet interview with Ryan Seacrest

Most of the headlines featuring Jennifer Lopez today are saying that she “gushed” about Drake in her Grammys red carpet interview with Ryan Seacrest. That is not how I interpreted what she said about Drake. Or, I should say, that is not how I read her body language when she said what she said abo...

Adele shows her work at the Grammy Awards

We all remember last year the Grammys f-cked Adele on the audio. This year, she opened the show. And, to be honest, the audio was a problem again – not as bad as in 2016 but we’ve all seen Adele at the height of her powers. And if you’ve seen her in concert, you know it wasn’t pure. So when it wa...

A Tribe Called Quest performs and calls out Trump at the Grammy Awards

A Tribe Called Quest ended their performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards with Q-Tip yelling, “RESIST!  RESIST! RESIST!” So, it was the most 2017 performance of the night. ATCQ was joined by Busta Rhymes and Best New Artist nominee Anderson .Paak. ATCQ’s classic jam Award Tour kicked off the per...

Paris Jackson's natural charisma at the Grammy Awards

Were we meant to be intrigued by Michael Jackson’s children the moment he introduced them to the world? They were presented to us. And they were also hidden from us. Because he knew about the oppressive nature of fame. But, deep down, he must have also known that elusiveness is also part of the f...

Chance The Rapper takes home Grammys for Best New Artist, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Performance

In January, I wrote about how Chance The Rapper was leaning hard into his good guy persona. I also wrote about how having “Grammy-award winning” in front of your name means ultimate validation for artists and how much I wanted that for Chance. Well, Chance The Rapper was validated 3 times over la...

Intro for February 13, 2017

Dear Gossips, Since the midpoint of last year, I’ve been Gossip Genie-ing for a Grammy collaboration between Beyoncé and Adele. A conventional collaboration did not happen. But could you call what actually did happen a collaboration? In the end, what wasn’t televised is the moment Adele accid...

Casey Affleck wins BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role as Denzel Washington takes home NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Casey Affleck won the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role last night. Denzel Washington, however, was not nominated. And the last time they went head-to-head, at the SAGs, it was Denzel who pulled off the surprise. Which suddenly changed our assumption of what the Best Actor Oscar race was loo...

Smutty Tingles for February 10, 2017

Another thing I missed: I have never watched The Magic School Bus (Dlisted)  Is Lukas Haas looking for a new best friend in Tom Hardy? (Just Jared)  Did you notice Princess Kate changed her makeup? (Cele|bitchy)  Lena Dunham doesn’t know you’re not supposed to talk about dicks in the...

Justin Timberlake confirmed to be performing at the Oscars as well as John Legend, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Sting

The Academy today announced who would be performing at the Oscars this year. All five nominated songs will be represented. These are the artists who’ll sing them: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Auli’i Cravalho, How Far I’ll Go, Moana Sting, The Empty Chair, Jim: The James Foley Story John Legend, A...

Smutty Social Media, February 10, 2017

Is this the eye of Linda Evangelista and Francois-Henri Pinault’s son, Augustin? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a photo of him on her social media. And of course now I’m down a rabbit hole -- sh-t got really messy for a minute, but after it was sealed they’ve kept whatever happened completely locke...

Asa Butterfield in The Space Between Us movie review

If you’re avoiding Fifty Shades Darker this weekend, and you’re wondering if this might be an option… The Space Between Us tanked, so I was alone when I saw it, and though I have seen many bad movies under these very circumstances, for some reason, with this one, I desperately wanted to expla...

Comparing George and Amal Clooney's pregnancy announcement to Beyoncé’s

Vox posted an article yesterday after it was confirmed that Amal and George Clooney are expecting twins comparing Amal’s “announcement” to Beyoncé’s, and how each woman’s pregnancy announcement style reflected their respective approaches to celebrity. Many of you have tweeted or emailed me about ...

Santa Clarita Diet TV review

Sheila and Joel are an average suburban couple with average suburban problems. Their teenage daughter, Abby, wants a car they can’t really afford, their realty business is maybe not so hot, and upon finding his wife’s dead body in an open house’s bathroom, Joel is a little excited. But then Sheil...

Johnny Depp reportedly wants to build private compound complete with underground tunnel system

Johnny Depp is suing his former managers, alleging that they mishandled his finances. The managers are countersuing, insisting that they did their jobs, and the reason why Johnny’s broke is because he makes terrible decisions, spends outrageously, and wouldn’t listen when they told him to stop ma...

Gwyneth Paltrow asked about Beyoncé's pregnancy blessings and Valentine's Day at La Perla show in New York

Gwyneth Paltrow was in New York for Fashion Week yesterday, seated front row at the La Perla show. Gwyneth and La Perla’s creative director, Julia Haart, are collaborators. La Perla is sold on goop. So she was there to fulfill her business obligations, and part of that involved talking to the pre...

Chris Evans fights with former KKK leader, David Duke, on Twitter

It’s one of the most famous images from comic book history: Captain America punching Hitler in the face. It’s the cover of Captain America No. 1, and a moment that got referenced in Captain America: The First Avenger. Punching Nazis is what Captain America does. So people got really excited yeste...

February 10, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Meredith! Happy 33rd birthday from Colleen, who remembered EARLY this time and who’s sending you this message: “Keep up the lawyering and being an overall perfect friend."

Intro for February 10, 2017

Dear Gossips, We are 48 hours away from the Beyoncé-Adele Grammys. Both Beyoncé and Adele are expected to perform during the show. Reportedly Beyoncé’s performance will feature a few cameos but, come on now, the Avengers she’s growing inside of her are really the only cameos required. When Be...

Smutty Tingles for February 9, 2017

Good decision, Shailene (Dlisted)  Lady Gaga’s new boyfriend (Just Jared) Ben Affleck, busted (Cele|bitchy)  Wait, so Tommy Hilfiger is a thing again? (TooFab)  THE SPEED OF THIS IS INSANE (Hollywood Tuna)  Emma Watson has Beauty And The Beast coming out in March and The Circl...

Amal and George Clooney confirmed to be expecting twins

A few weeks ago, a newspaper in Lebanon, citing Amal Clooney family sources, reported that she and George are expecting twins. As I noted at the time, the report was worth considering…specifically because of where it originated. There have been no confirmations or denials from the Clooneys, until...

Could Scarlett Johansson be next for Chris Evans?

I received an email today from a longtime reader called Tenika who had this question: Scarlett is single now and so is Evans....... What do we think? They certainly had great chemistry in Winter Soldier. And she’s never been single since they started working together as Avengers. So...? ...

Migos apologise on Twitter after facing backlash for homophobic comments about iLoveMakonnen in Rolling Stone

WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU! You know the Tyra GIF find it and link to it). I don’t need to explain that moment in Tyra Banks history. Tyra, standing on a pedestal and screaming, “I was rooting for you!” is the first thing that came to mind when I read the seemingly homophobic comments Migos made...

Smutty Social Media, February 9, 2017

Sure the D is easy, but is it bigly? 🤔 https://t.co/6s674G6h6i — Grindr (@Grindr) February 8, 2017 Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrum...

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades Darker movie review

What little worked in Fifty Shades of Grey worked because director Sam Taylor-Johnson and screenwriter Kelly Marcel played on a psychological thriller angle, and Dakota Johnson was able to use her natural screen presence to inject some slyness into Anastasia Steele that made her more than just a ...

Dev Patel attends Oscar Nominees Luncheon as Best Supporting Actor nominee

Many of you have been asking for a post on Dev Patel. More posts on Dev Patel. It’s been a great week for Dev so far. On Monday he was at the Oscar Nominees Lunchoen as a proper nominee for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Lion. And this weekend he’s at home in London for the BAFTAs. Th...

Aaron Taylor-Johnson tells Vulture "there was relief" to not be nominated for Oscar for Nocturnal Animals

Aaron Taylor-Johnson profile in Vulture posted yesterday – did you read it? He’s quite self-deprecating. And I don’t think it’s dishonest. When ATJ was nominated and then won the Golden Globe, no one was expecting it, certainly not him. Partly because he wasn’t the one who was supposed to emerge ...

Jake Gyllenhaal's perfect response when asked about decision to not submit Sunday In The Park With George for Tony Awards consideration

Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford star on Broadway in the upcoming Sunday In The Park With George beginning previews on Saturday and opening officially later this month. The musical is being staged at the Hudson Theatre which has just been renovated and Jake and Annaleigh were there yesterday...

First trailer for Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled starring Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Colin Farrell

The first trailer for Sofia Coppola’s remake of The Beguiled dropped yesterday and her two muses, Kirsten Dunst (Marie Antoinette, The Virgin Suicides) and Elle Fanning, shared snippets of it on their Instagram pages along with the caption “vengeful bitches.”   VENG...

February 9, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

To Quinn from Alan – because books, and gossip, and the Squawking Chicken. And because I am jealous of you both for working in what should be one of the safest spaces of all.

Intro for February 9, 2017

Dear Gossips, Exactly 10 years ago today, I was on a plane from Vancouver headed to Florida on my first field assignment for etalk. To cover the Anna Nicole Smith story. Yesterday was the 10 year anniversary of her passing. And for 6 days, I reported, along with what felt like hundreds of oth...

Smutty Social Media, February 8, 2017

Courtney Love is taking extra precautions for her pussy. I'm no longer taking Eleanor on trips. She's a Persian cat, don't want to run into any issues passing border control #Notgrabbingthispussy 🐱 http://pic.twitter.com/BRjY140Ems — Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) February 7, 2017 I t...

Selena Gomez with fans in New York ahead of the Grammys

Selena Gomez is supposedly spending Grammy weekend with The Weeknd and apparently he’s requested that they be seated together. They were out in LA on Monday at the Sunset Tower and were seen hugging on the way out. Today, though, she’s in New York, seen here taking pictures with fans outside her ...

Jenny Slate and Chris Evans have broken up

Or, In Which Sarah Is A Terrible Detective. Yesterday we went on a journey of discovery, trying to determine through social media posts and other dubious “evidence” whether or not Chris Evans and Jenny Slate were still together. I concluded “yes” because there wasn’t any empirical evidence ot...

Smutty Tingles for February 8, 2017

What it costs to get a pretend Choupette (Dlisted)  I’m not sure platinum blonde works for Allison Williams (Just Jared)  Octavia Spencer’s ambitions (Cele|bitchy)  Whoooooooooo looked at Lady Gaga’s body at the Super Bowl and thought there was a problem??? (TooFab)  Madonna adop...

Justin Timberlake promotes himself for Oscar on The Hollywood Reporter cover

As I was scrolling through the photos attached to The Hollywood Reporter feature on Justin Timberlake, I stopped at the cover image. My colleague Brian looked over my shoulder and asked, “But WHY is he on the cover? What is he promoting?” The only answer to that question is, “Because, Oscar.” Jus...

Isabelle Huppert joins Instagram and continues Oscar campaign on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Annual Contest is, duh, an annual tradition here at LaineyGossip.com. You predict who will win the Oscars, and if your ballot is submitted earliest with the most correct predictions, I send you a kickass prize. At least to me it’s a kickass prize. The prize always includes a gorgeous designer...

Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2 movie review

First and most important: Nothing bad happens to the dog. In fact, the first fifteen minutes of John Wick: Chapter 2 play like something of an apology for the first fifteen minutes of John Wick, as Chapter 2 opens with a rousing car chase and a surprisingly funny recap of the first movie. Once ag...

Taffy Brodesser-Akner delivers with Tom Hiddleston GQ cover profile interview

Last month my favourite, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who writes for GQ, was photographed with Tom Hiddleston and when those pictures came out, I posted that I couldn’t wait, couldn’t f-cking wait, to read the article. As always, Taffy delivers. Like I almost don’t want to say anything more about this ...

Celine Dion's reacts with all the feelings as fan proposes to girlfriend in front of her

Recently at the SAG Awards, Winona Ryder attempted to challenge Celine Dion’s position as the Queen Of All Feelings. All the expressions of Winona Ryder. Winona for life. #sagawards http://pic.twitter.com/3QemBJmxUY — Elaine L. (@LaineyGossip) January 30, 2017 Celine may have heard ab...

George Lopez berates a female fan after telling a racist joke

Yesterday, Sasha sent me a video of George Lopez berating a female fan after he tells a racist joke and asked me to write about it. Sasha never does this so I know it really pissed her off. I also know this because she called him George F-cking Lopez. Here’s the video TMZ posted of George F-cking...

Intro for February 8, 2017

Dear Gossips, How many times since Saturday night have you watched Melissa McCarthy in the Sean Spicer sketch? I watched it twice that night, another 3 times the next day, and at least once a day this week. There’s something new that’s funny to me with every viewing. Yesterday it was the size...

Smutty Social Media, February 7, 2017

I’ve been meaning to post Jemima’s take on La La Land– people are either totally defensive about loving it or completely in agreement about dismissing it. La la land is cute. If it's 1933. We have to be more evolved storytellers than this. Literally a nap would be more productive. — Jem...

First look at Alicia Vikander on set of Tomb Raider

Check out Alicia Vikander in South Africa on the set of the new Tomb Raider. The movie comes out March 2018. As noted last year when the casting was confirmed, Alicia is following exactly the same path as Angelina Jolie when she took on the role. First an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. And th...

Cary Fukunaga directs video of Jake Gyllenhaal singing Finishing The Hat from Sunday In The Park With George

I don’t think I even need to show you this video to make you appreciate the hotness of this combination. Jake Gyllenhaal will be performing on Broadway in Sunday In The Park With George. Previews begin on Saturday. Opening night is February 23. This is Jake’s first time on Broadway in a music...

Kate Upton reportedly causing drama ahead of Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover release

The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is being released on Monday (yes, it’s still at thing) and according to Page Six, there’s some behind the scenes drama about the cover involving Kate Upton. The magazine is working on three covers (like they had last year) reportedly featuring Serena Will...

Katy Perry confirms that she will perform at the Grammys and will release new song, Chained To The Rhythm, on Thursday

Let’s just keep speculating while we’re at it. Katy Perry has confirmed that she will be performing at the Beyoncé-Adele Grammys on Sunday. CONFIRMED: @katyperry returns to the #GRAMMYs stage 🎤Don't miss her performance on Music's Biggest Night Feb. 12 on @CBS! 🔁if you're excited pi...

Flagrant Justin Timberlake at Oscar Nominees Luncheon

We now live in a world where Justin Timberlake can call himself an Oscar nominee. Small mercies, it’s not for acting. Here’s JT at the Nominees Luncheon yesterday being his flagrant self. Earlier I posted about Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling possibly not performing the Oscar nominated songs from...

Are Jenny Slate and Chris Evans still together?

Or, In Which Sarah Goes Social Media Sleuthing To Try And Determine Whether Or Not A Celebrity Couple Is Still Together. Let’s go on this journey together. The Evidence For Chris Evans And Jenny Slate Having Broken Up: They haven’t tweeted at/acknowledged each other on Twitter since before th...

Smutty Tingles for February 7, 2017

A Kylie cage match (Dlisted) Princess Kate in purple Oscar De La Renta (Just Jared)  Peanut butter…and scambled eggs? Yes or no? (Cele|bitchy)  Another reason for Duana to love Chrissy Teigen (TooFab)  Will Prince Harry take Meghan Markle to Pippa Middleton’s wedding? (Celeb Dirt...

Lin-Manuel Miranda is the Oscar fangirl at Nominees Luncheon with his mother

When Lin-Manuel Miranda found out he was nominated for an Oscar, unlike SOME PEOPLE, he did not play too cool for school. Because, as he explained later, he’s a total Oscar nerd. The Oscar nerd went to the Oscar Nominees Luncheon. And the Oscar nerd became an Oscar fangirl. I am HAVING A ...

Gigi Hadid mocks the Buddha in Instagram video posted by sister Bella

At our old house, my ma, the Squawking Chicken, had a big-bellied smiling Budda placed mid-landing up the stairs. You saw him as soon as you opened the door, which was the intention: to have a jolly Buddha greeting everyone as they walked in, like a happy blessing. Ma used to tell people that rub...

Cast of Moonlight at the Oscars Nominees Luncheon

Have you seen Moonlight yet? Moonlight is challenging La La Land for Best Picture. It’s an underdog though, especially since La La Land just took the Directors Guild and the Producers Guild award before that. There is, however, some backlash about La La Land. I liked La La Land. I liked it very m...

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling reportedly not performing at the Oscars

Oscar Nominees Luncheon yesterday. As you know, La La Land leads with the most. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were there as Best Actress and Best Actor nominees respectively. La La Land also has two songs in the Best Song category and I wondered a few weeks ago whether or not they would be performi...

Stranger Things Season 2 trailer premiered during the Super Bowl

During the Super Bowl the first teaser for the second season of Stranger Things premiered and people are super into it. It has Eggos, Ghostbusters—boys once again!—and Eleven, so of course the internet is excited. The opening with the vintage Eggo Waffles commercial and the way it cuts to Eleven ...

Intro for February 7, 2017

Dear Gossips, I read an article at the New York Times yesterday that enraged me. So, like any good friend, I passed my rage onto Duana right before bedtime and then promptly fell asleep. Didn’t help. When I woke up I was still pissed. The article is about the Best Rock Performance category ...

Smutty Social Media, February 6, 2017

Chris Evans is just as excited as Gisele. I definitely kept my cool when we scored in OT to win the game @thescottevans @Renner4Real @LOZOg @peck_j http://pic.twitter.com/2LXfcgx8dE — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) February 6, 2017 Busy Philipps, Colin Hanks and Danny McBride (with their resp...

Show Your Work: Beyoncé’s blessing, Ben's admission, and the mothers of superheroes

Duana and I had always intended for this week’s episode of Show Your Work to be about Beyoncé, because this weekend was the one year anniversary of Formation. Then, well, Beyoncé released the Beyoncé Pregnancy Package and so, obviously, we had to discuss the rollout of the announcement, and how h...

Members of Jackie Chan's stunt team surprise him at tribute in China

Maybe we disagree about the Super Bowl. Or whether or not Prince Harry will marry Meghan Markle. But here’s something we can all agree on, I promise. Jackie Chan is a giant of Chinese cinema. Maybe THE giant of Chinese cinema. My parents were born in Hong Kong. I grew up on Jackie Chan movies...

Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl ad for Bai with Christopher Walken

It was announced last fall that Justin Timberlake had invested in a beverage startup called Bai. There was a Bai commercial during the Super Bowl. Mostly it’s Christopher Walken low-talking the lyrics to NSYNC’s Bye, Bye, Bye. And then we cut to JT trying to express something with his face before...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Super Bowl extended TV Spot

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 also threw up an “extended” spot online following their in-game ad during the Super Bowl, and of all the movies advertised during the game, this one went over the best. (I thought more people would be into Logan but consensus in the room was that it looks “depressin...

Smutty Tingles for February 6, 2017

Who are Beyoncé’s special guests??? I feel like Chloe x Halle could make an appearance. And… Jack White? (Dlisted)  What Sean Spicer thought of Melissa McCarthy’s impression (Just Jared)  David Beckham wants to be a knight real bad (Cele|bitchy)  Mimi and Dem Babies on the red carpet...

Prince Harry, Prince William, and Catherine run for Heads Together

Prince William, Princess Catherine, and Prince Harry were on the track at Olympic Park in London yesterday participating in the Heads Together training day in support of mental health awareness. Harry appears to have won the race ahead of Will and Kate, although I wonder, if she was really trying...

Mark Wahlberg in Transformers: The Last Knight Super Bowl TV spot

Transformers: The Last Knight aired a TV spot during the Super Bowl and then released an “extended look” online, so just in case thirty seconds inside a trash compactor isn’t enough for you, you can watch the 54-second extended spot for maximum noise and nonsense. Or you can just go to the neares...

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen celebrate New England Patriots historical Super Bowl win

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots made history last night, coming back from a major deficit in the second half and, in Brady’s case, proving that the word “enough” doesn’t apply to some people. The Patriots win means that no one had to worry about any hot mics around Gisele Bundchen. Instead...

Vin Diesel and Charlize Theron in new Fast and Furious 8 Super Bowl TV spot

The F8 of the Furious—I refuse to use its proper title—also aired a Super Bowl spot, giving us another look at Vin Diesel and The Rock trying one up each other while Jason Statham stands coolly to the side and delivers the trailer’s best line—Stath always gets it done. (Also, hair correction. In ...

Johnny Depp's Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales trailer airs during Super Bowl

So many movie trailers during the Super Bowl, including a new one for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, aka Johnny Depp needs money. It’s not that expectations were never high for Pirates 5 given how much money it cost to make. But now, for Johnny, it’s also personal. Because if P...

Melissa McCarthy stole Saturday Night Live with Sean Spicer impression

Kristen Stewart did a solid job hosting SNL, but Melissa McCarthy stole the show—arguably the whole season—with her impression of Press Secretary Sean Spicer. There had been no word that McCarthy was coming on, so it was a total surprise, which quickly gave way to a vengeful kind of delight when ...

Kristen Stewart says she's "so gay" during Saturday Night Live opening monologue

When it was announced a few weeks ago that Kristen Stewart would be hosting Saturday Night Live, I wrote that I was excited, excited because I thought she was ready, ready to claim all that’s been said about her over the last decade, and laugh at her public persona, and then “swing the conversati...

February 6, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Toby’s Place is a new drop-in centre for LGBTQ+ youth in the South-West Scarborough part of the GTA, a community with almost no services for queer youth. A benefit for Toby’s Place is happening this Friday, February 10th at The 519 Ballroom on Church Street in Toronto. Doors at 7pm, show begins a...

Intro for February 6, 2017

Dear Gossips, A friend texted last night right after Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime performance. “I’m only watching for the halftime show. Between KStew on SNL and Gaga, I wish I had this to hold on to as a young man growing up gay. There’s a kid out there who’s trying to figure it out. ...

Smutty Tingles for February 3, 2017

Kanye West’s fashion timetable (Dlisted)  Mimi dramatically (not really) burns her wedding dress (Just Jared)  Gabrielle Union’s anti-aging password (Cele|bitchy)  I can’t defend this outfit (TooFab)  Margot Robbie is really good at delivering that line (TMZ)  Why are nipple...

Nicki Minaj calls out Giuseppe Zanotti on Twitter for naming shoe line after her without permission

A few days ago, Lainey wrote about JLO’s capsule collection with Giuseppe Zanotti and how stars are looking for new product opportunities to offset the saturation in the fragrance market. JLo, Katy, Rihanna, Kanye, Zayn, SJP – they are doing what Jessica Simpson has been doing (lucratively) f...

Nicki Minaj calls out Giuseppe Zanotti on Twitter for naming shoes after her without permission

A few days ago, Lainey wrote about JLO’s capsule collection with Giuseppe Zanotti and how stars are looking for new product opportunities to offset the saturation in the fragrance market. JLo, Katy, Rihanna, Kanye, Zayn, SJP – they are doing what Jessica Simpson has been doing (lucratively) f...

Scarlett Johansson’s skin suit in Super Bowl teaser for Ghost in the Shell

A Super Bowl teaser for Ghost in the Shell has been released and it includes a close-up look at Scarlett Johansson’s skin suit. It’s effectively creepy when half her face detaches. This is just a little clip, but they’re leaning hard into the combination of tantalizing people with ScarJo’s body i...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hold hands while leaving Soho House in London

It’s been a good week for gossip. And we’ve needed it. Remember in yesterday’s open when I mentioned that “there may be another gossip treat dropping soon. Keep an eye out”? This is what I was referring to. The first high quality photos of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. You can imagine the value...

Smutty Social Media, February 3, 2017

Maybe Johnny Depp could become a sommelier to earn some extra cash on the side. Does anyone have contact info for Jonny Depp? I need a recommendation for a good cab in the eight to twelve thousand dollar range. — (((Joshua Malina))) (@JoshMalina) February 2, 2017 Pajiba has a list...

Angelina’s latest op-ed on immigration ban for The New York Times

The New York Times published a new piece by Angelina Jolie yesterday with her response to Donald Trump’s immigration ban. She does not mention him by name. But it’s clear what she’s addressing as an American, a mother and UNHCR Special Envoy. A few people have written to me this week wonderin...

Idris Elba gets advice from kids for his Valentine's Day date for Omaze

A couple of weeks ago Omaze released a video featuring Idris Elba in a fundraising campaign – donate and you enter for a chance to be his Valentine. At the time, I told you, I told you to give generously…because that’s the right thing to do. And you should feel good about that, really you should....

Michael Keaton in The Founder movie review

As a title, The Founder is a bit of wordplay meant to test your knowledge of Americana. You see The Founder is about Ray Kroc, the man who founded a fast-food franchise empire, but who did not found the restaurant he made famous: McDonald’s. Originally a California burger stand, McDonald’s was fo...

Charlie Hunnam out in London as new trailer for The Lost City of Z is released

Charlie Hunnam was in London last night. I have nothing new on him, other than to say that a new trailer for The Lost City Of Z was released this week and I’ve attached it below. That’s the movie he was working on when he decided to cut off his girlfriend to “get into character”, remember? She’s ...

Denzel Washington receives the Modern Master award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival

Denzel Washington received the Modern Master award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival (SBIFF) last night, to honour his career, and of course, give a further awards push for Fences. By all accounts, he was very generous on the red carpet, and as affable as ever. A coworker who was on the press li...

Matthew McConaughey in Gold movie review

If you’re looking for an option at the movies this weekend and you’re wondering about Matthew McConaughey in Gold… Based on a true story but featuring a fake person, McConaughey is Kenny Wells, a prospector down on his luck. The inspiration is the Bre-X scandal of the 1990s, a Canadian stock ...

Mariah Carey works out in fishnets and heels as new single, I Don't, is released

Take the joy wherever you can get it. The joy factor was low in January. February is only 3 days old. But there’s already been a lot of joy. Mimi is here to give us more of it. Mimi can always be reliably counted on for joy. Mimi’s new single, I Don’t, was released last night. Since Mimi does...

February 3, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Trav! From the girl who’s loved you since she was 11 years old even when you didn’t know it – Happy Birthday! And thank you for seeing her through her darkest times. And, always, for the boys. 

Intro for February 3, 2017

Dear Gossips, Are we done talking about Beyoncé yet? When Lemonade came out it was followed by a Lemonade Syllabus. The Pregnancy Package imagery is now being analysed too. Here’s Spencer Kornhaber writing about Beyoncé’s “High Art” for The Atlantic. But today, instead of more reading links, ...

Smutty Social Media, February 2, 2017

Gather ‘round, it’s storytime with Val Kilmer. He’s been reconnecting with social media and loves anecdotes – like the time 50 Cent gave him a red muscle car. A U2 concert with Daryl Hannah. A private jet with “pre-Brad” Angelina (and running into her recently on a commercial flight!). He also po...

Harry Styles's birthday overshadowed by Beyoncé's pregnancy

I received an email yesterday at 12:40pm from a reader called Stephanie: Probably too late for today, but in honor of his birthday, can we get an update or any details on what Harry Styles is up to? It was too late, at the time, but you know what happened 20 minutes later, right? February...

Jennifer Lopez runs into Casper Smart while out with Leah Remini

Now that we’re up to date on Drake, who’s (finally) on tour in the UK right now, time to check in on Jennifer Lopez. It’s been quiet between JLO and Drake for a couple weeks now. Two nights ago he shouted out Rihanna during his show, calling her “the queen of everything”. Are we back to that cycl...

Drake and Nicki Minaj make up and reunite on Instagram

A few hours before nothing else on earth mattered but the #Beybies, Nicki Minaj posted a photo on Instagram that we probably would have cared about for a lot longer if Beyoncé didn’t change all of our days/lives/the world with her own Instagram gift. Since every post can’t just be an all-caps off...

Smutty Tingles for February 2, 2017

Please imagine Victoria Beckham posing like this (Dlisted)  Girls, the movie. Will it be as sh-t as the Sex And The City movie? (Just Jared)  Ed Sheeran thinks he and Taylor Swift are the poster-people for underdogs (Cele|bitchy)  Does Paris Geller deserve this comparison?!? (TooFab) ...

Will Beyoncé be surprise guest during Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show?

The Super Bowl is happening on Sunday, in case you haven’t heard. The Super Bowl is part football, commercials, and the halftime show. Already many brands have released their Super Bowl commercials online. And the ones who haven’t released the commercials online will release them online 30 second...

Silver fox Timothy Olyphant at LA premiere of Santa Clarita Diet with Drew Barrymore

I know nothing really matters today except for Beyoncé’s pregnancy Glamour Shots, but the premiere of Santa Clarita Diet was last night and Very Handsome Man Timothy Olyphant was there, being very handsome—we’re reaching the “silver fox” stage of Olyphant’s hotness. Olyphant doesn’t go to many re...

Rihanna, Chrissy Teigen, Mariah Carey, and more publicly congratulate Beyoncé on her pregnancy

As well documented, the general public had a meltdown yesterday when Beyoncé gave her blessing. But many celebrities too. Even Brie Larson: NO - YOU ARE CRYING BECAUSE BEYONCÉ IS HAVING TWINS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 — Brie Larson (@brielarson) February 1, 2017 I’ve mentioned t...

In defense of Lauryn Hill’s habitual lateness

Before I write anything about Lauryn Hill, I have to disclose that she means so much to me. She is my favourite artist of all time. To me, her music is healing. Literally. I listen to her when I’m sad and/or sniffling. She is my Buckley’s. The way I feel about Ms. Hill is not unique. I know this....

The Beyoncé Pregnancy Package is so extra

Turns out the initial post yesterday … you know, this photo:   We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. - The Carters...

Intro for February 2, 2017

Dear Gossips, What else is there to talk about? This is your official heads up that Beyoncé will be talked about today, A LOT. On the 1st of February, the first day of Black History Month, after weeks of ass and sh-t, Beyoncé came with the light. And there’s more of it. SO MUCH MORE! ...

Smutty Tingles for February 1, 2017

Are Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers engaged? (Dlisted)  Kate and Rooney Mara hug after dinner (Just Jared)  The privilege of being Tom Brady (Cele|bitchy)  Pop Quiz: Rihanna’s oufit here…what does it remind you of? Answer: Whitney in The Bodyguard, OBVIOUSLY! (TooFab)  Elizabeth Hu...

Beyoncé is pregnant with twins

WHY AM I STILL WORKING? We should have taken this entire day off to celebrate and worship! So. As you know, because how could you not know, this happened:   We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly...

Taylor Swift posts video with Gigi Hadid hearing I Don’t Wanna Live Forever for the first time on radio

Taylor Swift thought today would be a good day to start hyping you up for her upcoming pre-Super Bowl appearance. She’s been pretty low key on social media lately. And this afternoon she posted a video of her and Gigi Hadid hearing I Don’t Wanna Live Forever for the first time on the radio: ...

Johnny Depp's former managers file countersuit against him

Look. I know this is not the story. There is only one story that matters today. But let me get some other sh-t out the way before we begin the celebrations. And by sh-t I mean Johnny Depp. Because Johnny Depp should never cover Beyoncé. Ever. A couple of weeks ago, Johnny sued his former ...

Smutty Social Media, February 1, 2017

No new friends. (And no more Meek Mill.)   #TheBIG3 #YoungMoney 🎀 ~ 📸: @mackmaine4president A photo posted by Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) on Feb 1, 2017 at 8:36am PST I am not a sports fan, but I do enjoy sports gossip. LeBron taking on Ch...

Justin Bieber skipping the Grammys along with Drake and Kanye West

Yesterday TMZ reported that Kanye West, Drake, and Justin Bieber will not attend the Grammys. Drake is on tour and while it’s possible to tweak the schedule for him to get to LA and then head back to Europe, I’m not convinced his reason aligns with JB’s, as TMZ is suggesting. Kanye has struggled ...

Anonymous Oscar Voter has the worst response to Isabelle Huppert's performance as rape survivor in Elle

It’s become an annual tradition during award season, for Academy members to give anonymous opinions that almost invariably end up showing their ass and this year is no different. This time it’s Anonymous Oscar Voter talking to Michael Musto of The Daily Beast, and it starts out well enough. He th...

Prince Harry treated to a rap performance by students at Nottingham Academy

Prince Harry visited Nottingham Academy today in support of the Full Effect and Coach Core programmes offering mentorship and support to young people and at-risk youth transitioning into high school. Harry previously visited the school last year and has continued to be a champion of the work bein...

Courtney Love to star as Kitty Menendez in Lifetime's Menendez Brothers movie

As audiences have had their fill of OJ and JonBenet, the next logical step in 90s murder nostalgia is the story of Erik and Lyle Menendez, with Lifetime announcing a new project featuring Courtney Love (a Law & Order anthology is happening this fall, and ABC and HLN have aired specials). Kitty an...

Intro for February 1, 2017

Dear Gossips, Yesterday Roxane Gay tweeted out a link to the full text of the keynote address she recently delivered at Winter Institute about diversity – or, rather, how conversations about diversity have instead become conversations about absolution and will be meaningless without active le...